7 See inward terrors melt His heart!
See ruffian hands His garments part!
O LORD of strength, Thy suff'rer own,
Immanuel, Thy united one."
8 0 mystery great of love divine! Justice and grace emblazon'd shine. Glory to GOD from hence shall spring, And heav'n with Hallelujahs ring.
9 The SAVIOUR lives;-lives to proclaim, JEHOVAH'S glorious awful name
Let the great congregation raise,
His grace and truth above all praise.
10 Ye seed of Jacob's honor'd race,
Your anthems bring, the triumph grace;
Ye seed of Israel, join your songs;
Praise Him, to whom all praise belongs.
11 O glorify and fear the LORD,
Who in distress confirms His word;
Nor hides His face; nor turns His eye;
From deep affliction's plaintive cry.
12 Trust Him ye meek, partake His feast
Provided by your great High Priest,
Who seek the LORD, with Him shall rise,
And live for ever in the skies.
13 The heathen lands shall own their God, Repent and turn to His abode,
Receive His soul-reviving words,
The King of kings, the Lord of lords.
14 The rich, the great ones of the earth,
No more shall boast their wealth or birth,
But crowding round His festive board, Prostrate adore their sov'reign LORD. 15 The dead shall rise, and bow the knee; Yea; ev'ry eye the Judge shall see; Millions of people yet unborn,
Shall rise His triumphs to adorn.
16 A seed shall come and learn Thy word,
A generation to the LORD,
The Gentiles, yet far off, shall raise,
Anthems of glory to Thy praise.
17 The heathen lands shall bless Thy name,
Thy truth, Thy righteousness proclaim,
Yea; all shall come, adore and own,
This mightiest work the LORD hath done.
(S. M.) The Guardian care of the Good Shepherd in feeding, restoring, conducting, defending, and replenishing the sheep of his pasture, throug time to the blissful glories of eternity.
1 MY Shepherd is the LORD,
I never more shall want;
All I require my gracious GOD
Will mercifully grant.
2 In meadows fair and green,
With purest pasture blest; Where the still waters gently flow,
He leadeth me to rest.
3 When from Thy paths Ierr,
My GoD, my soul restore,
Lead me in paths of righteousness,
That I may stray no more.
4 In gloomy shades of death,
Then shall I fear no ill;
Thy staff and sceptre comfort me,
And Thou art with me still.
5 In presence of my foes,
My table Thou dost spread;
My cup with mercy overflows;
Thine oil anoints my head.
6 Thy goodness, mercy, peace,
Shall follow all my days;
And in Thy house I'll ever dwell,
And sing Thy ceaseless praise..
PSALM 23. II METRE. Old Version. (C. M.)
1 MY Shepherd is the living LORD.
Nothing therefore } need;
In pastures fair, near pleasant streams,
He setteth me to feed.
2 He shall convert and glad my soul,
And bring my mind in frame,
To walk in paths of righteousness,
For His most holy name.
3 Yea, tho' I walk in vale of death
Yet I will fear no ill;
Thy rod and staff do comfort me,
And Thou art with me still.
4 And in the presence of my foes
My table Thou shalt spread;
Thou wilt fill full my cup, and Thou
Anointed hast my head,
5 Through all my life, Thy favor is
So frankly shewn to me.
That in Thy house for evermore
My dwelling place shall be.
PSALM 23. III METRE. (L.M.)
1 THE LORD my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherd's care;
His presence shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a watchful eye;
My noon-day walks he shall attend,
And all my midnight hours defend.
2 When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant,
To fertile vales and dewy meads
My weary wand'ring steps he leads,
Where peaceful rivers, soft and słow,
Amid the verdant landscape flow.
3 Though in the paths of death I tread,
With gloomy horrors overspread,
My stedfast heart shall fear no ill;
For Thou, O LORD, art with me still :
Thy friendly crook shall give me aid,
And guide me thro' the dreadful shade.
4 Though in a bare and rugged way,
Thro' devious lonely wilds I stray,
Thy bounty shall my pains beguile;
The barren wilderness shall smile,
With sudden greens and herbage crown'd,
And streams shall murmur all around.
The Ark of God moving in a grand solemn procession to Mount Sion, 1 Chron. xv. an emblem of the Christian Church and the glorious Ascension of the Messiah; as such appointed by the Church for Ascension-day.
1 THE earth, and all that dwell therein,
JEHOVAH Owns its LORD,
Form'd on the seas and swelling floods,
Created by His word.
2 Who shall on high ascend and dwell,
The holy place of GOD?
The man, whose heart, whose hands are clean
And meet for Thine abode..
3 The man, who vanity abhors;
Whose life from guilt is free;
Who scorns deceit, maintains the truth,
Whose heart is right with Thee.
4 This is the generation, LORD,
Of such as seek Thy face;
Blessings divine shall they receive,
Glory and righteousness.
5 Lift up your heads, eternal gates,
Ye realms of light make room:
Ye everlasting doors, behold
The King of glory come!
6 Who is the King of glory, who?
The mighty Chief renown'd;
Mighty in battle, glorious LORD,
He comes with triumph crown'd.
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